de GW4VEQ:
Hello Topbanders,
Thank you all for your excellent input to this reflector, it really is
great reading, and my top ham radio reflector!
Well, I thought it was time I contributed, as I experienced some really
excellent band conditions on the 9th & 10th of March, 1997. I've only
been dx'ing on 160 for the last 3 years, but only in the last few months
with a decent low-band aerial, a 170ft long Inverted L, 72ft vertical
section, with 50 radials. Working the North American West Coast is still
thrilling for me, but considering it's maybe getting late in the season,
I am quite surprised to still be working W6/7 at this time.
I am just starting a 2 week leave period, so I can burn the candle so to
speak, and that is exactly what I've been doing in the past 2 days. Had
about 4 hrs sleep in the past 48hrs, so my response is a bit sloooowwww!
I have 35 W6/7 in the log during two marvellous openings. Also, while
calling CQ W6/7, I was called by KH6CC & KH6AT (tnx K8IP fr qsp), which
I must admit to being my very best dx so far on top-band. Persistance
paid off, as it took several repeats to get the report from KH6CC, but
to then be called by another Hawaiian station with half an hour was just
stunning, considering I'd never heard KH6 before! Also, the morning of
the 10th was finished off nicely with KL7RA with a champion signal.
I wonder if anyone on this reflector can maybe advise me on the most
probable path (i.e. beam heading) I am most likely to have worked the
KH6's? I wonder if it may be a bent greyline path over NA, or maybe an
opening over the pole......one clue is that I was called by a VE7 just
when I was completing with KH6AT, but I never heard him after that.
So, all I need now for WAS is Idaho (anyone know KA7T's internet address
pse?), and the capital state.... DC (wonder who's active from there?).
I'd like to share a copy of my log with you:-
- Date - TimS Callsign...... Band Mode RST Out RST In Keywrd
09Mar-97 0422 N7JW 1.8 CW 579 589
09Mar-97 0425 W6DAO 1.8 CW 589 579 S-CA
09Mar-97 0427 K6SS 1.8 CW 569 579 S-CA
09Mar-97 0431 N6TR 1.8 CW 559 559
09Mar-97 0436 K6XV 1.8 CW 449 449
09Mar-97 0438 W1TO 1.8 CW 599 599
09Mar-97 0446 N6ND 1.8 CW 579 579 S-CA
09Mar-97 0522 N7UA 1.8 CW 599 579 S-WA
09Mar-97 0527 KC7V 1.8 CW 589 569 S-AZ
09Mar-97 0539 C6AGN ********* 1.8 SSB 58 **** 59 **********************
09Mar-97 0541 YS1RRD ******** 1.8 SSB 59 **** 59 **********************
09Mar-97 0545 7X5JF 1.8 SSB 57 57
09Mar-97 0600 W6AJJ 1.8 CW 569 449
09Mar-97 0606 N6FF 1.8 CW 579 579 S-CA
09Mar-97 0609 AJ6T 1.8 CW 579 469
09Mar-97 0615 N6AR 1.8 CW 559 559
09Mar-97 0618 K6AAW 1.8 CW 449 569
09Mar-97 0620 AE7H 1.8 CW 559 469 S-AZ
09Mar-97 0628 K3KY 1.8 CW 569 579
09Mar-97 0629 W4SN 1.8 CW 559 569 S-FL
09Mar-97 0648 AD6C 1.8 SSB 58 57 S-CA
09Mar-97 0651 N7JW 1.8 SSB 59 59
09Mar-97 0652 W4WM 1.8 SSB 59 59 S-TN
09Mar-97 0706 K7CA 1.8 CW 589 479 S-NV
09Mar-97 2059 JA4LXY 1.8 CW 449 559
09Mar-97 2109 TA2BK 1.8 CW 599 579
09Mar-97 2319 VQ9QM ********* 1.8 * CW 599 *** 579 *********************
10Mar-97 0307 C6AGN 1.8 SSB 59 59
10Mar-97 0341 N7UA 1.8 CW 599 569 S-WA
10Mar-97 0344 KC7V 1.8 CW 559 569
10Mar-97 0352 W6DAO 1.8 CW 449 569
10Mar-97 0355 W7KW 1.8 CW 579 459 S-AZ
10Mar-97 0359 W7LR 1.8 CW 579 559
10Mar-97 0405 AE7H 1.8 CW 569 369
10Mar-97 0414 VA3WR 1.8 CW 449 469
10Mar-97 0420 N6RUX 1.8 CW 559 549 S-CA
10Mar-97 0424 W7KW 1.8 CW 599 559 S-AZ
10Mar-97 0429 W2UE/7 1.8 CW 569 559 S-AZ
10Mar-97 0430 KA6W 1.8 CW 559 559 S-CA
10Mar-97 0440 K8IP 1.8 CW 599 589
10Mar-97 0447 KH6CC ********* 1.8 * CW 339 *** 569 *** S-HI ************
10Mar-97 0508 KH6AT ********* 1.8 * CW 449 *** 449 *** S-HI ************
10Mar-97 0521 W6PBI 1.8 CW 559 359
10Mar-97 0535 W0RI 1.8 CW 599 559 S-MO
10Mar-97 0542 W5BM 1.8 CW 559 549 S-NM
10Mar-97 0558 K6VX 1.8 CW 559 559 S-CA
10Mar-97 0559 K9JF/7 1.8 CW 589 579 S-WA
10Mar-97 0602 W6OSP 1.8 CW 589 579
10Mar-97 0604 NI6T 1.8 CW 449 449
10Mar-97 0618 W7AM 1.8 CW 449 449 S-OR
10Mar-97 0629 K0VZR 1.8 CW 449 559 S-IA
10Mar-97 0632 K8QL 1.8 CW 579 579
10Mar-97 0637 AJ6T 1.8 CW 559 579
10Mar-97 0640 WK3N 1.8 CW 599 599 S-PA
10Mar-97 0645 W6FAJ 1.8 CW 339 449
10Mar-97 0647 KL7RA ********* 1.8 * CW 589 *** 599 *********************
Total records processed: 56
May the good conditions continue......
73 de T O N Y .. GW4VEQ
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Tony Wyn Jones
tony@gwyepu.demon.co.uk
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